• National Party Representative for Calare
• Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (since 22 Sep 2008)
• Entered House of Representatives on 10 November 2001 — General election
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Constituency Statements: Calare Electorate: MS Society (2 Dec 2008)

“In my electorate there is a man who hopes to donate $100,000 to the MS Society. MS is a horrendous neurological disorder for which there is no cure. Later this month, Tony, and his wife, Selena, will be auctioning their farm, which is at Lucknow near Orange, and he says a percentage of the money from that sale will go to the MS Society. Tony, who is 49 years old, is a victim of MS. He is a...”

Questions without Notice: Broadband (2 Dec 2008)

“Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order. If the minister does not know the answer to that question, then let him say so and sit down instead of trying to avoid it.”

Questions without Notice: Interest Rates (2 Dec 2008)

“My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. I refer the minister to comments he made at his 17 October summit with banks and farming organisations. He said: ... I have a high level of confidence now that before long we are going to see that— interest rate cuts— being passed on. Given that the Reserve Bank has now cut interest rates since the summit, why...”

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• Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 0 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 43 times in debates — below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)